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To the editor:
I was shocked to see Logan County Judge
Donald L. Behle serving as a bartender in one of the beer tents on
the streets in downtown Lincoln last weekend during the music fest.
In my opinion, Logan County Judge
Donald L. Behle is guilty of gross misconduct and unethical
practices because of his public bartending duties last weekend.
Judgeships are considered exemplary positions from which legal
standards and practices are modeled, and Logan County Judge Donald
L. Behle knowingly and willfully violated these standards, in my
opinion, and lowered the public image of his position as county
judge by serving as a public bartender outside and on the street in
downtown Lincoln.
Were any of Judge Don Behle's customers
arrested later for DUI? How was Judge Behle prepared to handle the
loss of life or serious injury as a result of his bartending duties?
What message is Logan County Judge Donald L. Behle sending to the
youth of our community by his own personal actions of serving beer
to these young people whom he may later see in his courtroom for
beer-related violations.
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In my opinion, Logan County Judge
Donald L. Behle may have even damaged the reputation of Judge David
L. Coogan, Logan County's other sitting judge, by his voluntary
public bartending duties. Judge David L. Coogan also has a duty and
responsibility to report Judge Donald L. Behle's alleged misconduct
to the Judicial Inquiry Board in Chicago (an agency that oversees
the conduct of judges).
If you, too, are as outraged as I am by
Logan County Judge Donald L. Behle's actions as outlined above, then
please join me in asking him to step down from his judgeship at once
in order to re-establish the proper respect for the highest legal
office in the county. Judge Behle, please step forward and resign
from your position as Logan County associate judge at once because
of your conduct and actions as outlined above.
It isn't any wonder why a growing list
of our citizens have very little respect for the law, lawyers and
the courts, after seeing and reading about issues like this.
Les Van Bibber, watchdog
Lincoln
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To the editor:
The Farm Progress Show was very
educational for young farmers as well as the more experienced. It
was held in Henning, Ill., on Tuesday the 23rd [of September] and
would have lasted till the 25th but was canceled to poor weather.
The Lincoln FFA attended the first day, which was good because most
of us will become part of the next farming generation, which will
involve many of the more high-tech equipment seen at the Farm
Progress Show.
The equipment expos were very
good! They brought some of the new and some of the old, which was
nice to compare the technology being used. In some of the newer
models there were buttons and levers most of us had never seen, and
others were just made more efficient.
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As you walked around you could
see many exciting things! You could enter to win free [items] … even
an ATV. There were many dealers, who did an excellent job of giving
presentations and handing out informational packets on their
products.
As the next generation of
agricultural leaders, Lincoln FFA members found our Tuesday trip to
the Farm Progress Show fun and beneficial.
Jodi Kinnamon
Lincoln FFA reporter
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To the editor:
The 2003 Illinois Foundation FFA drive
is under way, according to Vickie Huelskoetter and Karen Peddicord,
Lincoln FFA chapter sponsoring committee chairmen. The Illinois
Foundation FFA provides an avenue for businesses and interested
individuals to provide financial support for the Illinois
Association FFA and to encourage agriculture education students to
do their best by recognizing them for their accomplishments in
agriculture and personal development. Over 2,000 FFA members benefit
each year from incentive awards provided by the Illinois Foundation
FFA.
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Helping with the local collection drive
is Lincoln FFA's chapter reporter, Jodi Kinnamon. She will be
contacting area businesses and individuals concerning support for
the Illinois Foundation FFA. Anyone wanting to support the
foundation or wanting more information should contact Kelly Burden
at Lincoln Community High School,
1 (217) 732-4131, ext. 298. Local foundation representatives are
volunteers who give freely of their time to ensure the success of
the annual collection drive.
Jodi Kinnamon
Lincoln FFA reporter
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